Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Parc Güell Bench

Parc Güell Bench


I nominate this image of the bench at Parc Güell. It is a panorama created with several images stitched together. The only flaw I could find is a minor ghost crop mistake around the end of the second third of the image. The picture shows the fine details of the bench, and it is also makes fun looking at the persons relaxing on it. Slight bokeh adds to the quality of the image.

The picture is used on the Park Güell article. It was shot by User:Mstroeck


 * Nominate and support. - Abdull 10:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. It's so crowded that I can hardly imagine any of the people actually relaxing. But most importantly, all those people obscure the real subject of the image. I've been there, so I know how busy the place is, but I'm positive an image with less people can be taken. (In fact I might have one stashed away somewhere. I'll see if I can find it). - Mgm|(talk) 12:19, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose. Nice as a panorama but gets a very low score for encylopaedic value. Is also extremely soft and blurry at 100% res. Could be downsampled significantly. Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 14:35, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment. Can an image with people in it that haven't signed releases be licensed for commercial use? -- moondigger 14:37, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Good question.. I don't know, but I think that as long as they're not the focus of the image, they can be (although this is clearly dubious, as the bench is mostly obscured by these people). It seems to be a similar issue to the Eiffel tower at night image... Since the tower is the focus of the image, the copyright can be enforced...? Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 15:14, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose per all oppose (you cant even see the bench much)-- Ch ild zy ( Talk 17:17, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose, too many people as has already been said. It is nevertheless a pretty impressive panorama and might be worth submitting on Commons FPC, where encyclopedic value is of less significance.--Eloquence* 17:42, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Comment, my favourite park in the world, so I'm biased ;) IMHO it's very encyclopaedic - it captures perfectly the atmosphere of the park, but doesn't quite do justice to the size of it - it must stretch for 50+ metres, all the way around the plateau. Totally disagree with comments about "too many people" - that's a "can't see the forest for the trees" comment to me. The park and its "bench" *is* the people. However, the image *is* extremely soft at close zoom, and should definitely be downsampled, and possibly sharpened. There is also a significant stitching issue (disembodied arm in centre) which could be fixed with photoshop. Hmm. Stevage 09:42, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Ah, you're right, there is a stitching issue. I specifically scrolled across it looking for stitching faults and missed that one. I suppose you are right that it is encyclopaedic, but it could do with a bit of context. The panorama didn't have to be ultra-high res - the people might be relevant to the scene but we don't need to see the pores on their skin. The resolution is not necessary.I'd prefer a wider view (both horizontally and vertically) that was lower resolution and sharper. Diliff  | (Talk)   (Contribs) 11:29, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Oppose the main object of the picture is not visible. one needs to have "been" there to recognise it. LadyofHats 16:53, 29 June 2006 (UTC).
 * Oppose as others above. Morganfitzp 03:11, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

Raven4x4x 07:06, 6 July 2006 (UTC)